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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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